Salary Table 2026-CHI
Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 30.86%
For the Locality Pay Area of Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Total Increase: 1%
Effective January 2026
Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step
Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step
| Grade |
B/O |
Step 1 |
Step 2 |
Step 3 |
Step 4 |
Step 5 |
Step 6 |
Step 7 |
Step 8 |
Step 9 |
Step 10
|
|
1
|
B
|
14.16 |
14.64 |
15.11 |
15.58 |
16.05 |
16.32 |
16.79 |
17.25 |
17.27 |
17.71 |
|
O
|
21.24 |
21.96 |
22.67 |
23.37 |
24.08 |
24.48 |
25.19 |
25.88 |
25.91 |
26.57 |
|
2
|
B
|
15.92 |
16.30 |
16.83 |
17.27 |
17.47 |
17.98 |
18.49 |
19.01 |
19.52 |
20.04 |
|
O
|
23.88 |
24.45 |
25.25 |
25.91 |
26.21 |
26.97 |
27.74 |
28.52 |
29.28 |
30.06 |
|
3
|
B
|
17.37 |
17.95 |
18.53 |
19.11 |
19.69 |
20.27 |
20.85 |
21.43 |
22.01 |
22.59 |
|
O
|
26.06 |
26.93 |
27.80 |
28.67 |
29.54 |
30.41 |
31.28 |
32.15 |
33.02 |
33.89 |
|
4
|
B
|
19.50 |
20.15 |
20.80 |
21.45 |
22.10 |
22.75 |
23.40 |
24.05 |
24.70 |
25.35 |
|
O
|
29.25 |
30.23 |
31.20 |
32.18 |
33.15 |
34.13 |
35.10 |
36.08 |
37.05 |
38.03 |
|
5
|
B
|
21.82 |
22.55 |
23.27 |
24.00 |
24.73 |
25.46 |
26.18 |
26.91 |
27.64 |
28.37 |
|
O
|
32.73 |
33.83 |
34.91 |
36.00 |
37.10 |
38.19 |
39.27 |
40.37 |
41.46 |
42.56 |
|
6
|
B
|
24.32 |
25.13 |
25.94 |
26.76 |
27.57 |
28.38 |
29.19 |
30.00 |
30.81 |
31.62 |
|
O
|
36.48 |
37.70 |
38.91 |
40.14 |
41.36 |
42.57 |
43.79 |
45.00 |
46.22 |
47.43 |
|
7
|
B
|
27.03 |
27.93 |
28.83 |
29.73 |
30.63 |
31.53 |
32.43 |
33.34 |
34.24 |
35.14 |
|
O
|
40.55 |
41.90 |
43.25 |
44.60 |
45.95 |
47.30 |
48.65 |
50.01 |
51.36 |
52.71 |
|
8
|
B
|
29.93 |
30.93 |
31.93 |
32.93 |
33.92 |
34.92 |
35.92 |
36.92 |
37.91 |
38.91 |
|
O
|
44.90 |
46.40 |
47.90 |
49.40 |
50.88 |
52.38 |
53.88 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
|
9
|
B
|
33.06 |
34.16 |
35.27 |
36.37 |
37.47 |
38.57 |
39.68 |
40.78 |
41.88 |
42.98 |
|
O
|
49.59 |
51.24 |
52.91 |
54.56 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
|
10
|
B
|
36.41 |
37.62 |
38.83 |
40.05 |
41.26 |
42.47 |
43.69 |
44.90 |
46.11 |
47.33 |
|
O
|
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
|
11
|
B
|
40.00 |
41.33 |
42.67 |
44.00 |
45.34 |
46.67 |
48.00 |
49.34 |
50.67 |
52.00 |
|
O
|
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
|
12
|
B
|
47.94 |
49.54 |
51.14 |
52.74 |
54.34 |
55.94 |
57.53 |
59.13 |
60.73 |
62.33 |
|
O
|
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
54.62 |
55.94 |
57.53 |
59.13 |
60.73 |
62.33 |
|
13
|
B
|
57.01 |
58.91 |
60.81 |
62.71 |
64.61 |
66.51 |
68.42 |
70.32 |
72.22 |
74.12 |
|
O
|
57.01 |
58.91 |
60.81 |
62.71 |
64.61 |
66.51 |
68.42 |
70.32 |
72.22 |
74.12 |
|
14
|
B
|
67.37 |
69.62 |
71.86 |
74.11 |
76.36 |
78.60 |
80.85 |
83.09 |
85.34 |
87.59 |
|
O
|
67.37 |
69.62 |
71.86 |
74.11 |
76.36 |
78.60 |
80.85 |
83.09 |
85.34 |
87.59 |
|
15
|
B
|
79.25 |
81.89 |
84.53 |
87.17 |
89.81 |
92.45 |
94.49 |
94.49 |
94.49 |
94.49 |
|
O
|
79.25 |
81.89 |
84.53 |
87.17 |
89.81 |
92.45 |
94.49 |
94.49 |
94.49 |
94.49 |
* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).